{"id":1199523,"date":"2023-11-03T16:10:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1199523"},"modified":"2023-11-03T16:10:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:10:10","slug":"leap-seconds-could-become-leap-minutes-despite-pushback-from-russians-vatican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1199523","title":{"rendered":"Leap seconds could become leap minutes, despite pushback from Russians, Vatican"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-515283780-800x619-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Charles H. Townes, inventor of the maser, a key component of atomic clocks, illustrates the differences between it and a standard clock. \" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-515283780-scaled.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"1980\" data-width=\"2560\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> Dr. Charles H. Townes, inventor of the maser, a key component of atomic clocks, illustrates the differences between it and a standard clock.  (credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>One of the leading thinkers on how humans track time has a big, if simple, proposal for dealing with leap seconds: Don&#8217;t worry about them. Do leap minutes instead, maybe one every half-century or so.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all need to relax a little bit,&#8221; said Judah Levine, leader of the Network Synchronization Project in the Time and Frequency Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/03\/science\/time-leap-second.html\">to The New York Times<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2016\/04\/the-leap-second-because-our-clocks-are-more-accurate-than-the-earth\/\">Leap seconds<\/a>\u2014when coordinated, near-impeccable atomic time is halted for one second to synchronize with the Earth&#8217;s comparatively erratic movements\u2014are a big headache, <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2022\/08\/record-short-days-could-speed-up-debate-on-leap-seconds\/\">especially to computer technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (IBWM) has already voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2022\/11\/network-crashing-leap-seconds-to-be-abandoned-by-2035-for-at-least-a-century\/\">eliminate leap seconds entirely by 2035<\/a>, or at least how they are currently implemented. Levine plans to submit a paper outlining a &#8220;leap minute,&#8221; timed to the next World Radiocommunications Conference held by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Starting November 20 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the world&#8217;s radio and communications policymakers will debate various measures and standards. The Times suggests Levine&#8217;s paper may be published after the conference, but awareness of it\u2014including the Times story itself\u2014should make it a point of contention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1980922#p3\">Read 6 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1980922&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1980922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leap seconds could become leap minutes, despite pushback from Russians, Vatican<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge \/ Dr. Charles H. Townes, inventor of the maser, a key component of atomic clocks, illustrates the differences between it and a standard clock. 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